Spraying apparatus.



No. 737,485. PATENTED AUG. 25, 1903. F. RIPPLEY. SPRAYING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16. 1902.

no MODEL.

city of Grafton, J erseycounty, State of Illi-,

UNITE STATES Patented August 25, 1903.

FRANK RIPPLEY, or GRAFTON, ILLINOIS,

a sPsAYiNc APPARATUS.

SPEGIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 737,485, dated August25, 1903. Application filed January 16, 1902. Serial 1%.,89368- (Nomodel.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK RIPPLEY, of the nois, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Spraying Apparatus, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and, exact description, reference being badto the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

This invention relates to a spraying apparatus; and it consists of thenovel construchereinafter shown, described, and claimed.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved sprayingapparatus for spraying powdered substances and consisting of areceptaclehaving an air-pump connected thereto, with a tube leading tonear thebottom of the receptacle to convey the air there- Q to and an outlet atthe top through which the p'pw dered substance is dilfused by thecurrent air.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical section illustrating thearrangement of the device to be used for spraying powdered substances.Fig. 2 is a plan view.

- In the construction of my improved sprayer I provide a receptacle 1,preferably of glass or some other transparent material and pro- 'videdwith a detachable top 2. A funnelshaped tube 3 leads through an openingin the top 2, and the inner end thereof is turned downwardly, asindicated by 4. The part 4 is adapted to receive the upper "end ofaver.- tical tube 5, which extends downwardly within the receptacle 1and terminates near the bottom thereof in an enlarged portion 6,substantially funnel-shaped. An integral web 7 is located within theenlargement '6 and is provided with a number of openings 8 to permin theair which is forced through the tube to pass therethrough. A smallopening is formed in the center of the web 7, and a vertical pin 9operates through the said opening and carries a disk 10' on its upperend of sufficient size to close the lower end of the tube 5 whenelevated. This actsin the nature of a valve, and its normal positionwhen air is being forced through the tube 5 is that shown in Fig. 1, inwhich the disk 10 rests upon the web 7, permitting the current of air topass through the openings 8, and thereby disperse .valve. 10 and enteredthe tubes 5 and 3.

the powdered substance over any surface or the substancewithin thereceptacle through the outlet. f,

As above stated, the tube 3 is f nnnel-shaped and is provided in itsouter end with an integral web 11, through which is formed a series ofopenings 12. The outer end of the tube 3 is of suflicient size toreceive the end of an air-pump 13, provided with an opening 14 in itsinner end, through which the air is forced and passes through theopenings 12 into the receptacle 1. A small disk 15, preferably offlexible material, such as leather or rubber, is located between the endof the pump 13 and the web 11, and when theplunger of the pump isdrawnoutwardly to recharge the pump the disk 15 will be drawn over thecentral opening 14, and thereby prevent any of the material within thereceptacle 1 from being drawn upwardly through the tube 5 intotheair-pump. The valve-d'iskllO also serves alike purpose, and when astrong pressure is used and the plung'en'of the airpump is-withdrawn torecharge the pumpthe said disk 10 will be raised and assume a positionin'the lower end of the tube 5, thereby preventing any of the materialwithin the receptacle from being raised into the said tube 5. In thisway it may be stated that these two valves co6perate,'the valveIO-guarding the tube 5 and the valve 215 protecting the end of theair-pump to prevent entrance thereto to any of the substance within thereceptacle which may have passed the said A small cup-tube 16 isthreaded into an opening in the top 2 and carries 'a small outlettube17, flattened at its outer end, as shown in Fig. 2, in order to diffusethe substance which is forced therethrough) A shield 18 is integral withthe cup 16 and covers and protectsthe tube 17, preventing it from injuryby striking against any solid bodiesl In using my improved sprayer todiffuse objects the parts are applied as shown in Fig. 1, and theplunger of the air-pump is operatedin the usual manner to force air intothe receptacle 1. The 'valves 10 and 15 will'be alternately opened andclosed as the plunger ope tea to permit the air to be forced throng thetubes '3 and 5 into the bottom of j the receptacle. 'The air thusbeingvforced ceptacle; a second tube detachably connectinto thereceptacle will raise the powdered ed to the first tube and extendingdown-e substance and force a portion thereof at each wardly within thereceptacle; a Valve in the 15 v operation of the plunger through theoutletlower end of said second tube; and an outlet 5 tube 17, which, asstated, is flattened at its connected to the upper end of thereceptacle;

\outer end and acts as a sprayer to dilfuse the substantially asspecified.

' substance. The receptacle 1 is preferably of In testimony whereof Iaflix mysignature glass, so that the amount of material conin presenceof two witnesses. tained therein may be perceived at any time. 1 v FRANK'RIPPIIEY.

x0 I claim Witnesses: I p l A sprayer, consisting of a suitable recepMASON GALLAWAY, tacle; a. tube leading into the top of the re- 1 WILLIAMJ. BROWER.\

